A red and pink gem each fetched nearly $35 million (about 33 million Swiss francs) at auction in New York. A pink diamond discovered in Botswana and a ruby from Mozambique sold on Thursday for a record $34.8 million each, according to auction house Sotheby’s.
#AuctionUpdate The Eternal Pink diamond sells for $34.8 million #SothebysNewYork today at the Magnificent Jewels Auction, presented in collaboration with @Silverseasetting a new world auction record for a Fancy Purple-Pink diamond. pic.twitter.com/5aJuLdnCAT
— Sotheby’s (@Sotheby’s) June 8, 2023
The gems were said to be among the most pristine and rarest of their kind. At first it was not disclosed who bought them. (sda/dpa)
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